What is Inbound Marketing?

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What is Inbound Marketing?

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SO WHAT IS INBOUND MARKETING?

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INBOUND MARKETING REFERS TO MARKETING ACTIVITIES (SEO, CONTENT MARKETING, ETC.) THAT BRING USERS TO YOU.

INBOUND GENERATES INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT BY PROVIDING VALUE TO YOUR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbound_marketing

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OR IN A SIMPLER FORM

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WHY SHOULD I INCLUDE INBOUND MARKETING IN MY CAMPAIGNS IF

I ALREADY HAVE OUTBOUND?

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http://www.mosaichub.com/resources/resource/inbound-vs-outbound-marketing

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INBOUND MARKETING:o INCREASES REACHo CREATES BRAND AWARENESS

o BUILDS RELATIONSHIPSo GENERATES LOWER COST LEADS

www.hubspot.com

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There no longer is a separation between inbound and outbound

IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT THOUGH – IT’S NOT ABOUT INBOUND VS. OUTBOUND MARKETING ANYMORE

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SEO

Marketing Automation

Email &

Nurture

Analytics

Social Media

PPCContent

Marketing

Paid Media

Marketing

IT’S ABOUT CREATING A HOLISTIC MARKETING APPROACH FOR CLIENTS

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HOW DO WE DO THAT?

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MAP CONTENT TO THE BUYER’S JOURNEY

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CREATE AND RE-PURPOSE CONTENT TO:o FILL ANY CONTENT GAPS IN

THE SALES FUNNELo DELIVER VALUE TO USERo INCREASE USER ENGAGEMENT

o PROVIDE USERS SEARCHABLE, SNACKABLE, AND SHAREABLE CONTENT

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GET IT OUT THERE!PROMOTE AND DISTRIBUTE CONTENT ACROSS: o SOCIALo EMAILo SEARCH/PPCo SEOo PAID MEDIAo LEAD GENo …..

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